paying attention to breathing

Life requires oxygen (well, except for anaerobic organisms). So it goes without saying then that to bring music to life, it needs to breathe. It’s not enough to note the rests and where the phrases begin and end, in the musical sense, but physiologically, the musician needs to pay close attention to his or her breathing while playing. This is one major area that I can improve in, and I’ve had piano professors comment on my this.

Working on breathing Lose Weight Exercises is not easy and requires a lot of discipline. My musical phrasing can benefit from breathing more optimally and it can explain why I feel that my performances, while decent, are usually not my best showing. Without being trained in optimal breathing, the adrenaline will tend to overwhelm and you’re so conscious on not screwing up and at times, forget to just play. You also forget to breath and as a result, your hands get stiff and the music sounds as if it were played by an automaton.

Once I improve my breathing, I can then start working on proper balance…

Currently listening to: Sergei Rachmaninoff – The Complete Recordings (10 disc set)